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20 commanders and Members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province at Bukar Meram, and Dole, in Borno State, have been reportedly killed by the Nigerian Air Force during an airstrike.

The operation which happened on Monday at the fringes of the Lake Chad region was carried out by the troops of Operation Hail Storm, the air component Operation Lafiya Dole, according to a statement by the Defence Headquarters.

In a statement, Maj.Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, on Wednesday, explained that the airstrike destroyed Bukar Meram, a logistics hub of ISWAP leaders.

The statement was tagged, ‘Operation Hail Storm: Air Task Force clears ISWAP leaders and logistics facilities at Bukar Meram, neutralizes fighters at Dole in Borno State.’

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It said, “In continuation of airstrikes being conducted under subsidiary Operation Hail Storm, the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has successfully neutralized some ISWAP commanders and knocked out logistics facilities at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State, while also neutralizing several terrorists at Dole, a settlement in the Southern part of Borno State.”

This stated that the air interdiction missions were executed on August 17, on the heels of credible intelligence reports indicating a resurgence of terrorist activities in the two settlements.

According to Enenche, Bukar Meram is a major ISWAP logistics hub linking other island settlements of the Lake Chad, which also housed several of their fighters and some of their key leaders, was attacked by “an enhanced force package of Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and helicopter gunships which hit designated targets in the area leading to the destruction of the logistics facilities and neutralization of several of the terrorists and their leaders.”

He further added, “The attack at Dole was carried out after Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions showed a buildup of activities in the area after the relocation of some terrorists from nearby settlements of Kokiwa and Yale.

“Over the area, the ISR aircraft spotted no fewer than 20 terrorists in the area, which were taken out by the NAF attack aircraft.

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